knee vocab

Question 1

femur

Answer 1

thigh bone

Question 2

fibula

Answer 2

long bone on the lateral (outside) side of the tibia

Question 3

tibia

Answer 3

shinbone

Question 4

patella

Answer 4

knee cap

Question 5

sesamoid

Answer 5

small bone commonly found embedded within a muscle or tendon

Question 6

mcl

Answer 6

one of four ligaments that keep the knee joint stable

Question 7

lcl

Answer 7

ligament on the outer side of your knee - runs from top of the fibula to the outside of the thigh bone

Question 8

acl

Answer 8

connects the thighbone to the shinbone

Question 9

pcl

Answer 9

from the top-rear of the tibia to the bottom front of the femur

Question 10

quadricep muscle

Answer 10

group of muscles at the front of the thigh

Question 11

hamstring muscle

Answer 11

3 muscles that run along the back of the thigh from the hip to just below the knee

Question 12

subluxation

Answer 12

joint is misaligned

Question 13

dislocation

Answer 13

separation of two bones where they meet at a joint

Question 14

dashboard injury

Answer 14

injury to the pcl from getting rear ended - tibia goes backwards

Question 15

meniscus

Answer 15

cartilage that is a shock absorber in knee

Question 16

valgus

Answer 16

pointed inwards

Question 17

varus

Answer 17

pointed outward

Question 18

osgood - shlatter’s disease

Answer 18

swelling of the growth plate at the top of the shinbone